cognizance . . .

cognizance

the wisping smoke of my cigarette

danced upon the unseen undulations

of some approaching thought

i heard her footsteps

as the fragrance of something burning

awoke a yearning

for this pen

that now feebly attempts

to capture this ethereal moment

and the smoke thins beyond

my cognizance

and this write ends

cognizance

(c) 22 January 2011 : William S. Peters, Sr.